Emily Lake/Stand

Emily Lake/Stand was a perfect dual episode season finale of Warehouse 13. I really enjoyed watching the first half because there were many revelations and lots of character and plot development. Jane insists on keeping the Reagents plan secret, Pete and Myka discover some very interesting insight into just what happened to H. G. Wells. Sykes is a great villain and I really like how this all played out so far. The end of the first half was quite tragic and very sad, the scenes were very emotional and I felt for the characters. The second half was awesome! So much action, suspense and intrigue along with sentimental moments. Kate Mulgrew was awesome as Jane and really had some great scenes! It was awesome how Mrs. Frederic and Claudia saved Leena. I wonder what the true nature of Mrs. Frederic's existence could be!? The last few scenes were mind blowing and this season definitely ended with a bang! I look forward to another season, hopefully!!!!!!!!! moreless

Obsessed with the Collodi bracelet, Sykes readies to spring his deadly plan upon the Warehouse.

Emily Lake, Stand is one of the finest hours of television; even those who are not fans of the show can easily appreciate the drama, action and intrigue this piece offers.

In a very special one hour season finale we find the Warehouse under attack from an enemy who is not only seeking one particular artifact, but also the complete destruction of the Warehouse and its keepers.Over the past few episodes the tension has been growing as we see the Warehouse under siege. Regents have been tortured and murdered and the entire Warehouse defense system tested.Once again Jane (Kate Mulgrew) joins the cast and as Warehouse 13's protector, as well as Sykes No.1 target for revenge.I really felt like this episode allowed the viewer to join the scramble as the web of deception is brushed aside and revelations about past Agents come to light.* possible spoilers ahead *The flashback scene with Agent Jynx and Claudia makes me smile, "so brave"... and to have my gut ripped out moments later was a fantastic plot device. Having said in previous reviews that the undercover nature of Agent Jynx was transparent, i formally withdraw the comment in light of the tragic events of this episode.And although in the final scene we see Artie has a trick left up his sleeve, it really doesn't detract from the impact of the moments before. Of course, losing one major character is not unusual for a TV show, but to have lost 3 in one episode really lends to the conclusion that all 3 characters will be restored in the next season.Knowing this, i'm still stunned by the events.Probably the most exciting thing about the destruction of W13 is what happened to Mrs. Frederick. Could she be MUCH older than we all thought? There is now the suggestion that she could be as old as the first warehouse - her comment about the warehouse "always endures..." and prior speculation about her connection to W13 and her true age leaves a lot of room for discussion.It's not often i'll give an episode 10 out of 10. But this one really deserves it. In fact, it's the sort of episode that makes you want to go back and rewatch the series from the beginning.moreless

That Sykes Character sounds like Gollum with his unhealthy desire to be reunited with the Collodi Bracelet. "It's mine, my own, my precious, yes my precious. It belongs to me".

This episode had a creepy vibe. You have a bracket that gives the wearer enhanced stamina and strength but it darkens the soul leaving the wearer with a deep yearning desire for it. It's very similar to the One Ring that J R R Tolkien wrote about in his Lord of the Rings trilogy. I hope this isn't the end. With the warehouse gone and Mrs Frederic gone, it definitely looks that way.moreless

Breakdown

This to me has to be the darkest episode of the series, in this one it really takes an unfun turn, and from how things are going this could be one game Pete, Mika and the rest may not win.

I like the fact that in this two parter they for once have a worth opponent. I know there were two enimies before like McPhereson whom was decent but passable. And of course Helena but I felt that was forced. Walter Sykes though is different because he is intelegent, ruthless, bitter, menecing and evil. He is mainly driven by rage of what the Warehouse agent Jane has taken away from him his ability to walk, however that rage turned into an evil ambition to gain power by possessing and cultivating the objects of the Warehouse. What he lacks in physical abilities are more than made up for his intelegence, he's almost like a skilled chess player a step ahead of the competition like when he handles Pete with some sort of controler rod and almost kills him.Everyone else is good as usual Pete, Mika, Artie, even Jinx. But to me it's really three characters and in a way it really is more there episode.Jane is great and I found sympathtic because she blames herself for what happened with Walter. But I don't feel it's really her fault at all, that braclet even though it's said to bring out the darkside in people I felt was just something that presented Walter with a choice whether he wanted to go on the path of darkness. I just always believed that when people become bad or evil it was more choice than circumstance. I also like that she can hold her own, she is still able to do some fist a cuffs in one scene in one scene which was cool. There was even another scene where I saw how Pete may have a lot more of his mom in him, I thought that was funny but also interesting.Claudia was also great, here we really see a bit more of a dark version of her when Sykes really crosses the line with her. That scene where they found Jinx I'll admit made my heart sink, cause I really did like that character, but just hearing Claudia scream even the look on her face hurt me even more. We see her slip into the darkside, when she finds that timer which kept Skyes second hand man alive she doesn't give it to Fredricks, she was going to use it to give Jinx a little more life but also says no more abitrary rules, so I know at that point she's no longer follows their rules because to her their system in inadiquite.But for me it was Helena that was great she really was the one that did the most in this one. I liked seeing that alter ego identity of hers Emily Lake whom was a real contract to Helina indeed. Liked that American voice of hers I don't know if that was an accent of the real actresses voice but it sounded beautiful all the same. Her persona I find amusing she is mousy, a little ditzy but not stupid, and doesn't know Kempo, from that little scene where she is holding a knife and the way she holds it was funny. But of course we see Helena with her persona again and liked how she worked with Mika once more, both the characters/actresses truely look like they could be sisters. My favorate moment was the chess game of death, where the board was a lock for the bypass door to the Warehouse, but to open it you had to get the right combination of moves; but if you make one wrong move too many then lets just say you lose your head. In this sequence we know both Helena and Mika better not lose we're hoping Helena will figure out the right move to win the game and that Mika won't lose her head. But I just like how once again she was exercising selflessness which is something she's good at the most than the others, since she knows enough about loss. And that is one of the reasons I really love her character and feel the most pathos for her because she truely has gotten so much crap happen to her, she just can't seem to find happyness again.I would of given this episode more but two things about this holds it back for me. One the first half of the show is a bit slow, but the second half things speed up. Two, the final confortation with Sykes was kinda lame along with how he went down. It's just I felt that both Pete and Sykes need more of a actually back and forth physical conforntation like while their trading fist a cuffs/gunfire they'd both also use the gagets in the warehouse against each other where one gadget cancels out the other or even do a little damage. I just felt the fact this didn't happen was a blown opportunity it could be because of budget and time limitations, or the director doesn't quite know how to do action. Despite this things worked out all the same.But this episode has a scene that was really heartbreaking for me, we find out that there is some sort of mini nuke and none of the charcter can disarm it, even with what ever they have in the Warehouse it does nothing. Then we of course see Helena do a selfless act which is to create a shield for Pete, Mika and Artie to survive but she couldn't come in it. There was a disquieting moment where we see both Mika and Helena look at one another and then the last words Helena says are "I smell apples" that really put tears in my eyes because that was the smell her daughter had. Once the explosion happened and I saw her die I couldn't help but cry, I wish to God it didn't happen but it did.I felt one of the themes in the episode was really on the phylosophical question on what is true victory. Did the team really win; certain charcters survived but some were lost along with the warehouse so does that really constitute winning? But also on ethical boundaries, what Claudia says about the Regents isn't off the mark there were times when even I questioned how they conduct things, they did after all send Jinx on what is almost a sucide mission and they did nothing to help Helina cure or revive her daughter let alone the things they did to her after she supposedly went nuts (thought I'm doubting the claim), so it makes me wonder are they really for the greater good or just their own interests.Helena was both beautiful body and soul like a timeless relic I'll never forget her.moreless

ALLUSIONS (5)

Pete: Say hello to my little friend!Referencing the line shouted by Tony Montana (Al Pacino) in the movie Scarface while brandishing his M16 just before he launched a grenade from the under-slung M203.

Pete: Old chum, welcome to the Pete Cave.Referencing the 60s Batman series where Batman would refer to Robin as "old chum." The line usually occurs when Robin figures out a clue and they then race off to the Batmobile to race to the scene of the next crime. The Pete Cave refers to the Batcave.

Myka: You're not going to make me watch Porky's again, are you?Referencing the seminal 1982 teen-sex comedy which has a group of high school boys trying to lose their virginity and running afoul of Porky, the owner of a bar named after himself. The movie inspired two sequels in 1983 and 1985.

Pete: Alfred, let's go shopping.Referencing the line, "Alfred, let's go shopping" from the 1989 Batman movie. It is stated by Bruce Wayne/Batman after he realizes that the Joker has poisoned some of the city's cosmetics and that they need to gather samples.

Pete: How Indiana Jones.Referencing the famous fictional archaeologist portrayed by Harrison Ford in four feature movies. When not teaching college archaeology courses, the whip-wielding Indy travels the world seeking out relics and fighting bad guys in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s.

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